**DECEMBER 5**

DECEMBER 5 - Hosea 1:1–2:23: God commands Hosea to marry a promiscuous woman as a living picture of Israel’s spiritual adultery; names of children signify judgment, yet God promises future mercy, restoration, and an everlasting covenant of love. - Psalm 138:4–6: All the kings of the earth will praise God when they hear His words; though exalted, He looks upon the lowly but knows the proud from afar. - Proverbs 29:17: Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul. - 1 John 3:1–24: See what kind of love the Father has lavished—making us His children! Purify yourselves as He is pure, love one another in deed and truth, keep His commands (believe in Jesus and love the brothers), and the Spirit assures our hearts.